| 1996 DFB-Pokal Final | |
| Event: | 1995–96 DFB-Pokal |
| Team1: | Karlsruher SC |
| Team1score: | 0 |
| Team2: | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Stadium: | Olympiastadion |
| City: | Berlin |
| Referee: | Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)[1] |
| Attendance: | 75,800 |
| Previous: | 1995 |
| Next: | 1997 |
The 1996 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1995–96 DFB-Pokal, the 53rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 25 May 1996 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[2] 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 1–0 against Karlsruher SC to claim their second cup title.
The DFB-Pokal was a 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[3]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Karlsruher SC | Round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |||
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| Opponent | Result | 1995–96 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result | |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) | 2–1 | Round 1 | Fortuna Köln (A) | 4–3 | |
| Sachsen Leipzig (A) | 2–0 | Round 2 | SG Wattenscheid (H) | 3–0 | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching (A) | 3–2 | Round of 16 | Schalke 04 (H) | 1–0 | |
| Borussia Dortmund (A) | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | FC Homburg (A) | 4–3 | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Bayer Leverkusen (H) | 1–0 | |
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